The exemplum pattern, which has been used for thousands of years to organize inspirational speeches, is created around a quotation, illustrated by one or more stories.
true / false.

The correct answer is True

Explanation:

In rhetorics, the exemplum pattern refers to a type of technique in which a quotation, moral or main point is developed and explained using short tales, stories or even anecdotes. In this way, the exemplum pattern relies on different types of narratives to make a point whether these narratives are real or based on fiction. Additionally, the exemplum pattern is a technique that can be traced back to the MIddle ages and because of this, it has always been widely used in speeches including inspirational ones. Considering this, it can be concluded the statement presented is true.

appeal to ethos is your answer.

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.